When his mother, Charlotte, was killed, Paul Power Clay and his closest friend, Tanya Beauty Long, fell under the spell of Slim, a saavy and ruthless Atlanta businessman who promised to protect them. Though it didn't take long for the levelheaded Beauty to recognize the simmering violence beneath Sl[...]
From the award-winning author of The Observations comes a beautifully conjured and wickedly sharp tale of art and deception in nineteenth-century Scotland. As she sits in her Bloomsbury home with her two pet birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter recounts the story of her friendship with Ned Gill[...]
Your favorite princes and princesses are back in the hilarious and action-packed sequel to the breakout hit The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by author Christopher Healy, which the New York Times selected as one of its best books of the year.Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince [...]
The League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the Los Angeles Times called "one of the more clever, hilariously successful incarnations of the current literary rage to rip apart an[...]
Waking up on Hampstead Heath not far from a crashed squad car, Detective Nick Belsey wants out--out of London and out of the endless complications of his life. When Alexei Devereux, a wealthy hermit, vanishes, leaving behind a suicide note and his Porsche, Belsey discovers an opportunity--a new iden[...]
Detective Nick Belsey--one of London's sharpest but most unprincipled investigators, first introduced in the acclaimed The Hollow Man--is plunged into a perplexing mystery of secrets, danger, and suspense beneath the city's streets.Trouble once again finds Nick Belsey when he takes a date to an aban[...]
Illuminating and essential, Big Questions from Little People is a timeless gift, a handbook for curious children and their perplexed parents.Many of the questions children ask in the course of growing up can stump even the best educated adult: Why can't I tickle myself? Are we all related? Who named[...]
After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of h[...]
Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars--a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized th[...]
Named a "Best Book of the Year" by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and GoodreadsIt was a once-in-a-lifetime battle that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, Sonic against Mario, and the United States against Japan. . . .In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the videogame industry.[...]
Newly designed and containing a full 40 percent completely new content, Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, Second Edition, continues to be the most complete source of site design and construction standards and data. It is fully metric, to meet Federal and International requirements. It[...]
Highly Commended in the British Medical Association book awards 2011!! The use of theory in the planning and implementation of health promotion programs will more reliably produce positive outcomes. Following on from the success of the second edition, 'Theory in a Nutshell 3e' explores the main theo[...]
Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including[...]
This title presents the latest strategies for uncovering today's most devastating attacks. Thwart malicious network intrusion by using cutting-edge techniques for finding and fixing security flaws. Fully updated and expanded with nine new chapters, "Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, T[...]
Maximize your anesthesiology exam score! This powerful, results-oriented study guide delivers everything you need to improve your knowledge, confidence, and recall. Featuring a rigorous quick-hit Q&A format consisting of short clinical questions with briefanswers, this is truly your most effective w[...]
A complete, up-to-date revision of the leading CISSP training resource from the #1 name in IT security certification and training, Shon HarrisFully revised for the latest release of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam, this comprehensive, up-to-date resource covers all 10 CI[...]
Written by the #1 name in IT security certification training, Shon Harris, and fully revised for the latest exam release, this Practice Exams book features 1250+ review questions and 30 hours of audio training featuring Harris teaching key CISSP concepts.[...]
A money-saving CISSP boxed set from the #1 name in IT security certification and training CISSP Boxed Set, Second Edition provides you with a variety of self-study resources to use in preparation for the new CISSP exam. The set includes two books and two CDs. CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Sixth Editi[...]
The latest strategies for vulnerability discovery and exploitation, mobile security, malware analysis, and reverse engineering Fully updated throughout and featuring 13 entirely new chapters, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Fourth Edition reveals how to thwart malicious network int[...]
Written by the #1 name in IT security certification training and fully revised for the latest exam updates, this book contains 1250+ practice exam questions, NEW electronic drag-and-drop and hot spot questions, and 30+ hours of audio training. The perfect companion to Shon Harris' bestselling CISSP [...]
'Clinical Cases in Kidney Disease' will help students and professionals understand the complexities of kidney disease which is becoming increasingly common in the developed and developing worlds. With each case graded into three distinct levels, they provide the ideal way to learn about the specialt[...]
Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, and Clodius an ambitious playboy.[...]
His name is carefully guarded from the general public but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra-rich Dr Alex Hoffmann is a legend - a visionary scientist whose computer software turns everything it touches into gold. Together with his partner, an investment banker, Hoffmann has developed a[...]